TiO2/Halloysite Composites Codoped with Carbon and Nitrogen from Melamine and Their Enhanced Solar-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Performance by Pengcheng Yao, Shuhui Zhong, Zhurui Shen

“…XPS and FT-IR analyses indicated TiO2 particles were doped successfully with C and N via the linkage of the Ti–O–N, O–Ti–N, and Ti–O–C. Photocatalytic experiments showed that C+N-TiO2/HNTs had higher degradation efficiency of MB than TiO2/HNTs. …”
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Induction vacuum smelting of Co-Al-W superalloys - optimizing the feedstock based on the alloy's chemical composition, elemental segregation, and slag formation by Mikuszewski T., Tomaszewska A., Moskal G., Migas D., Witala B.

“…The investigation revealed that it was possible to obtain the desired chemical composition of Co-Al-W alloys using fragmented tungsten pellets introduced from a vacuum feeder into the liquid Co-Al alloy heated above the liquidus temperature to maximum of 40-50ºC. This technical variant required accurate temperature control of the molten alloy, which did not ensure complete reproducibility. …”
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Refining the Production Date of Historical Palestinian Garments Through Dye Identification by Diego Tamburini, Ludovic Durand, Zeina Klink-Hoppe

“…These include Rhodamine B (C.I. 45170), Orange II (C.I. 15510), Orange IV (C.I. 13080), Metanil Yellow (C.I. 13065), Chrysoidine R (C.I. 11320), Methyl Violet (C.I. 42535), Malachite Green (C.I. 42000), Fuchsin (C.I. 42510), Auramine O (C.I. 41000) and Methyl Blue (C.I. 42780). As the date of the first synthesis of these dyes is known, the production date of the garments was refined, suggesting that these were likely to be produced towards the end of the 1880s/beginning of the 1890s. …”
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Investigation by Raman Spectroscopy of the Decomposition Process of HKUST-1 upon Exposure to Air by Michela Todaro, Antonino Alessi, Luisa Sciortino, Simonpietro Agnello, Marco Cannas, Franco Mario Gelardi, Gianpiero Buscarino

“…These processes induce small but detectable variations of the peak positions and intensities of the main Raman bands of the material, which can be related to Cu-Cu, Cu-O, and O-C-O stretching modes. The critical analyses of these changes have permitted us to obtain a more detailed description of the process of decomposition taking place in HKUST-1 upon interaction with moisture. …”
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Selective precipitation of ammonium hexachloropalladate from leaching solutions of cemented palladium with zinc by Nguyen V.N.H., Song S.J., Lee M.S.

“…The selective precipitation resulted in the recovery of extra pure (NH4)2PdCl6 from real leaching solutions under the conditions of 1:30 molar ratio of Pd(IV) to NH4Cl at 60oC within 30 min. The precipitation percentage of Pd(IV) from the H2SO4 and HCl solutions was over 99.9 and 98.2%, respectively. …”
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Slurry and Technology Optimization for Grouting Fissures in Earthen Sites with Quicklime by Kai Cui, Fei Feng, Wen-wu Chen, Dong-hua Wang, Xiao-hai Wang

“…In this study, quicklime was mixed with 1.5% SH binder, clay, and fly ash in different proportions to prepare nine different mixtures and water-cement ratios of SH-(CaO + C + F) slurry. An expansibility test was performed, and based on the results, four groups of slurry were selected for a fluidity test. …”
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Manufacture and Analysis of Activated Carbon from Rubber Fruit Shell with Chemical and Physical Processing by Lisna Efiyanti, Suci Aprianty Wati, Mamay Maslahat

“…The FTIR results from activated carbon are contain of several functional groups, like OH; CH aliphatic, CH aromatic, C=O; C-C; C=C and C-O, meanwhile the degree of crystallinity from activated carbon formed are ranged 11,34-30,78% with 5-9 μm of pore size. …”
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Optimization, Characterisation and Evaluation of Biochar Obtained from Biomass of Invasive Weed Crotalaria burhia by Loveena Gaur and Poonam Poonia

“…The elemental analysis shows major concentrations of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen as 57.77%, 6.123%, and 27.60%, respectively. Low H/C and O/C molar ratios were quantified as 0.10% and 0.47%, respectively. …”
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Mikrobiyal Yakıt Hücresinde Nişasta İçerikli Atığın Oksidasyonu ile Elektrik Üretimi by Nevim Genç, Elif Durna Pişkin

“…Nişasta atığının sulu karışımı ham, asidik koşullarda termal işlem (pH:2.5, 180 dk kaynatma) (AT) ve asidik koşullarda yüksek basınçta termal işlem (135 oC, pH 2.15, 2 atm, 60 dk) (ABT) gördükten sonra kullanılarak ön işlemin elektrik üretimine etkisi değerlendirilmiştir. …”
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Development and Evaluation of in situ eye gel for delivery of gatifloxacin and betamethasone sodium phosphate by Fatima Mustafa Ali, Athmar Dhahir Habeeb Al-Shohani, Asma Buanz

“…The optimum formula (F3) which contains 0.3% MC had a gelation time of 5 sec. at 31oC and remained in gel form for 24 hr. Both drugs had extended-release time and increased the viscosity and mucoadhesion force of the preparation. …”
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Seasonal variation of different seminal parameters of breeding buffalo bulls by Hasan Riaz

“…A total of 389 ejaculates were collected with the help of a pre- warmed artificial vagina (42ºC) and then transferred to the semen evaluation room. …”
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Use of acetylsalicylic acid and agronomic performance of potatoes in Lima region by Sergio Contreras-Liza, Luis Vargas-Luna

“…The average temperatures were between 15 and 21º C, the air relative humidity was between 61 and 73% and the soil was loam textural class, free of salts. …”
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Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon contaminated Aqueous-Soil matrix: Effect of co-contamination by CN Owabor, OC Onwuemene, I Enaburekhan

“…The soil was sterilized by heating at 120oC for one hour. 100g of the soil was contaminated with lead, chromium, nickel and mercury (40-200mg/l), 200mg/l of naphthalene and finally inoculated with microbes (Bacillus spp and Aspergillus niger). …”
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Análise da viabilidade energética da reciclagem química de resíduos plásticos por meio da simulação do processo de pirólise utilizando Aspen Plus® by Taiza Cassia Anunciato, Vitória Cazarini, Yamila Guadalupe Toro Fernandez, Nathalia Lara de Moraes, Ivan Carlos Franco, Igor Ocasaque de Freitas Balieiro Miraldo

“…Os dados gerados nas simulações foram analisados e a partir deles foi possível determinar como condições ideais de pressão e temperatura 382 ºC e 0,14 MPa; além da composição ideal de cada polímero a ser alimentada no reator  (51% PE, 41% PP e 8% PS); a autossuficiência do processo, em termos energéticos, utilizando a corrente gasosa dos produtos da pirólise para gerar energia capaz de fundir a corrente de alimentação do reator e suprir a necessidade energética do mesmo e a capacidade do sistema de produzir trabalho útil, via aplicação de um ciclo Otto, no valor de 3,615 kW/kg. …”
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Krisis Tiroid pada Wanita Multipara Usia 42 Tahun by Garri Prima Decroli, Eva Decroli

“…Berdasarkan pemeriksaan fisik, pasien tampak delirium, dengan tekanan darah 110/50 mmHg, nadi 115 kali/menit, dan suhu 38,4oC. Pada pemeriksaan mata tampak Rosenbach dan Enroth. …”
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Evaluation of Toxicological Risks and Effects of Microplastics on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) under in Vitro Laboratory Conditions by Macarius Pancras Mtega, Matobola Joel Mihale, Kessy Fidel Kilulya

“…The digestion of fish gills and intestines involved 10 mL of 10% (w/v) KOH solution and incubation at 65oC for 24 hours. Engulfed microplastics were determined using stereo microscope and At-IR spectrophotometer for confirmation. …”
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Antibacterial effectiveness of different final irrigation activation techniques. by Bizhyan Mahdi Mustafa, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Abduloma Baraka Ali

“…After sterilization, five roots were selected as negative controls and the remaining teeth were inoculated with E. faecalis and incubated for 48 hr and at 37 ºC. The roots were then randomly divided into five groups (n=10) , GI: Control group ,GII: 5.25% NaOCl irrigation was activated by the ultrasonic system , GIII: By 980-nm diode laser , GIV: By Xp-endo finisher and GV : Activated by Finisher gentle file-brush. …”
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Photocatalytic upcycling of polylactic acid to alanine by sulfur vacancy-rich cadmium sulfide by Yue Wu, Phuc T. T. Nguyen, Sie Shing Wong, Minjun Feng, Peijie Han, Bingqing Yao, Qian He, Tze Chien Sum, Tianyong Zhang, Ning Yan

“…We observe a distinctive volcano-shaped relationship between sulfur vacancy content in CdS and the corresponding alanine production rate reaching up to 4.95 mmol/g catalyst/h at 70 oC. Ultraviolet-visible, photocurrent, electrochemical impedance, transient absorption, photoluminescence, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy collectively highlight the crucial role of sulfur vacancies. …”
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Quality of sperm from cryopreserved semen of Tor soro in Dimethylsulfoxide and Glycerol 5, 10 and 15% by M. Zairin Junior, S. Handayani, I. Supriatna

“…Cryopreservation of semen is one of sperm cryopreservation methods using liquid nitrogen (-196oC) to quickly freeze the sperm. Several cryoprotectants can be utilized in cryopreservation.  …”
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Qualidade do tomate ‘PITENZA’ com utilização da radiação ultravioleta (UV-C) by André José Campos, Rogério Lopes Vieites, Leandro Timoni Buchdid Camargo Neves, Marcela Liege Silva Moura, Elias Ariel Moura, Kaio Gandhi Mattos De Araújo

“…Posteriormente, os frutos foram padronizados, sendo submetidos às doses de radiação UV-C 0 (controle); 2,27; 4,54 e 7,19 kJ m-2 e armazenados sob refrigeração a 12 ± 1 oC e 90-95% de UR, por 21 dias. Realizaram-se análises a cada 7 dias, em um período de 21 dias, quanto ao potencial hidrogeniônico, ácido ascórbico, peroxidase, licopeno e lipoxigenase. …”
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